GOALS from Seyi Olofinjana, Michael Gray and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake condemned Burnley to a first home defeat in the Coca-Cola Championship in 2008.

Two goals in as many first-half minutes from Olofinjana and Gray effectively sealed Burnley's fate and paved the way for Wolves to secure a third successive victory at Turf Moor.

Ebanks-Blake added a third shortly before the hour while Graham Alexander twice went close to hauling the hosts back into the game but found goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey in fine form.

Former Wolves striker Ade Akinbiyi eventually found a way past Hennessey in the latter stages but it proved too little, too late for Owen Coyle's side.

Defeat leaves the Clarets three points adrift of the play-off pack.

Akinbiyi - who scored 16 goals during his 10-month spell at Molineux between September 1999 and July 2000 - glanced a 12-yard header over after making a decent connection with Wade Elliott's cross early on and Olofinjana volleyed wide from the edge of the penalty area at the other end.

Robbie Blake drilled straight at Hennessey after 13 minutes and barely a minute later the visitors were ahead courtesy of Olofinjana's first goal since August.

Ebanks-Blake played a neat through pass for the Nigerian international and the midfielder skipped past one defender before firing low past Gabor Kiraly from six yards.

Gray then made the most of a mix-up in the Burnley defence to double his side's advantage to leave the Turf Moor faithful reeling.

The former England international, who used to ply his trade for Burnley's bitter Lancashire rivals Blackburn, charged down Kiraly's clearance and deflected the ball into the net for his second goal in his last four games.

Just after the half-hour mark, Hennessey tipped Alexander's rasping 12-drive round the post as Burnley battled to get a foothold in the game.

Ebanks-Blake volleyed wide from just inside the penalty area three minutes into the second half, but the former Manchester United trainee was not to be denied after 56 minutes as he powered right-footed past Kiraly from 18 yards.

The 21-year-old striker joined Wolves from Plymouth in January and has now scored 19 goals this season.

Hennessey again denied Alexander with a fingertip save while Andy Keogh came close to adding a fourth but saw his 12-yard strike roll inches wide.

Akinbiyi then got the goal his performance deserved 14 minutes from time to take his tally for the season to nine. His first headed effort from Elliott's cross was kept out by Hennessey, but the 33-year-old made no mistake with the rebound, firing high into the net from six yards.

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